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Crewed landing on the Moon

Apollo 17

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Taurus–Littrow — the last time people walked on the Moon.

At the Moon.

Measured

Landed
1972-12-11
Agency
NASA
Where
20.191°N, 30.772°E on the Moon

How far, from the Earth

403,000 km. To cross it:

  • Light1.34 seconds
  • Voyager 1's speed6 hours 38 minutes
  • Driving at 100 km/h5.52 months

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • Status: historic site.

Where this comes from

  • NSSDCA Apollo Landing Site Coordinates (Lunar Module), from LRO images — Wagner et al., Icarus 283:92–103 (2017); ME/Polar Axis, DE421. Good to tens of metres.
  • Apollo sites: NSSDCA (NASA) from LRO images, Wagner et al. 2017. Other Moon sites: LROC, Wagner et al. 2017. Chang'e sites: LROC, NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University. Mars: NASA/JPL-Caltech; InSight: Golombek et al. 2020.

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.